Philip Abraham | |
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Born | 1803 |
Died | December 17, 1890 London, United Kingdom | (aged 86–87)
Resting place | Balls Pond Road Cemetery |
Pen name | P. A. [1] |
Children | Leonora Braham (daughter) |
Philip Abraham (1803 – December 17, 1890) was an English-Jewish writer and educator.
Philip Abraham was born into a prominent Jewish family affiliated with London's Western Synagogue. In 1849, he assumed the role of Headmaster at the National Hebrew School in Birmingham. [1] After several years he relocated to London, where he worked as a private instructor in languages and Judaic studies, as well as Secretary of the West London Synagogue. [2]
Abraham regularly contributed poetry and articles to the Jewish press, including The Jewish Chronicle. [1] [2] Among his publications were The Autobiography of a Jewish Gentleman (1860); Autumn Gatherings, a collection of prose and poetry (London, 1866); and Ha-Nistarot veha-Niglot ('The Secret and Revealed Things'), or Curiosities of Judaism: Facts, Opinions, Anecdotes, and Remarks Relative to the Hebrew Nation (London, 1879). [3]
His daughter, Leonora Braham, was an opera singer and actress famous for originating several of the Gilbert and Sullivan soprano roles. [2]
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Philip Abraham | |
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Born | 1803 |
Died | December 17, 1890 London, United Kingdom | (aged 86–87)
Resting place | Balls Pond Road Cemetery |
Pen name | P. A. [1] |
Children | Leonora Braham (daughter) |
Philip Abraham (1803 – December 17, 1890) was an English-Jewish writer and educator.
Philip Abraham was born into a prominent Jewish family affiliated with London's Western Synagogue. In 1849, he assumed the role of Headmaster at the National Hebrew School in Birmingham. [1] After several years he relocated to London, where he worked as a private instructor in languages and Judaic studies, as well as Secretary of the West London Synagogue. [2]
Abraham regularly contributed poetry and articles to the Jewish press, including The Jewish Chronicle. [1] [2] Among his publications were The Autobiography of a Jewish Gentleman (1860); Autumn Gatherings, a collection of prose and poetry (London, 1866); and Ha-Nistarot veha-Niglot ('The Secret and Revealed Things'), or Curiosities of Judaism: Facts, Opinions, Anecdotes, and Remarks Relative to the Hebrew Nation (London, 1879). [3]
His daughter, Leonora Braham, was an opera singer and actress famous for originating several of the Gilbert and Sullivan soprano roles. [2]
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
link)This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Brumberg, Benuel H. (1901). "Abraham, Philip". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 117.